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The boss of McDonald’s UK and Ireland has said she “doesn’t want to talk about the past” when asked about allegations of abuse at the fast-food chain.

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From chocolate bars to Calpol, they are some of the nation’s most nostalgic brands

A woman who was tortured in one of China’s notorious Uyghur detention camps has launched a blistering attack on [UK Prime Minister} Sir Keir Starmer, accusing him of “disrespecting human rights” by approving plans for a Chinese mega-embassy in London.

Mousehole in Cornwall once had a butcher, post office and general store. Now it doesn’t even have an ATM – and one of its crucial bus services has been cut. Can residents save this vital resource?

Deputy leader’s image on X was almost certainly generated or altered using AI, according to Peryton Intelligence

Across Newcastle, the message is simple: vote for the Green Party if you don’t want to split the progressive vote.

Political editor David Maddox looks back on The Independent’s exclusive in September last year and how he informed Downing Street of Mandelson’s vetting failure seven months before the prime minister claims he knew

The jury delivered its not guilty verdict on the Just Stop Oil supporters after approximately six hours of deliberation.

BBC executives met nine times with pro-Israel Jewish groups and just once with pro-Palestinians in 14 months of genocide, Freedom of Information shows

Tf we don’t stop Starmer’s cabal from “killing free speech” now, future generations may remember us as: the generation that let it slip away

Scheme cutting bills by up to 25% expanded to cover 10,000 firms, but they will not be paid until next year

The UK’s 20 ’no-go’ beaches for swimming:

The way that vast amounts of fake news about London is posted online is been revealed in new research from City Hall.

Here is the original report: Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy